North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 222 priced lines covering 3,012 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,646 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 675 head. replacement cattle receipts at 40 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 15, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,646Last week 3,390Year ago 3,582

Slaughter CattleReceipts 675Last week 805Year ago 994

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 83Year ago 63

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 5.00-8.00 higher, with Feeder Steers selling mostly steady with a weak market undertone.

Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	165.00	165.00
2	300–350	342	205.00	205.00
2	350–400	393	175.00–197.50	186.18
2	400–450	415	185.00–205.00	195.12
1	450–500	450	130.00	130.00
3	500–550	502	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	563	135.00–138.00	136.51
1	600–650	610	148.00	148.00
1	900–950	920	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	530	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	570	135.00	135.00
2	600–650	623	152.50–160.00	156.30
Dairy Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	220	250.00–340.00	298.78
37	250–300	279	250.00–345.00	309.21
57	300–350	325	250.00–345.00	309.17
70	350–400	375	220.00–345.00	300.96
105	400–450	420	220.00–340.00	289.98
88	450–500	471	220.00–335.00	286.17
97	500–550	523	215.00–322.50	277.02
61	550–600	569	220.00–310.00	266.85
46	600–650	622	220.00–287.00	249.86
33	650–700	674	200.00–265.00	232.41
22	700–750	720	185.00–238.00	211.02
9	750–800	772	180.00–217.00	201.10
8	800–850	821	145.00–275.00	191.29
2	850–900	853	175.00–205.00	190.04
2	950–1000	983	185.00–190.00	187.51
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	435	245.00	245.00
5	500–550	523	252.00	252.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	240.00–260.00	249.65
1	250–300	260	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	313	235.00–240.00	237.48
2	350–400	378	220.00–230.00	224.90
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	462	246.00–265.00	256.12
3	500–550	523	227.50–235.00	232.39
1	550–600	570	227.50	227.50
5	600–650	632	200.00–237.50	225.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	225.00–250.00	238.35
4	250–300	273	245.00–250.00	247.36
10	300–350	325	200.00–300.00	235.08
14	350–400	367	200.00–270.00	240.97
20	400–450	424	165.00–285.00	242.55
35	450–500	479	180.00–280.00	236.32
28	500–550	521	177.50–277.00	245.42
13	550–600	567	195.00–257.50	228.00
5	600–650	629	180.00–215.00	203.51
6	650–700	676	159.00–190.00	179.76
1	700–750	710	130.00	130.00
4	750–800	784	130.00–165.00	150.09
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	135.00–200.00	174.79
1	250–300	295	205.00	205.00
1	300–350	325	200.00	200.00
5	350–400	366	155.00–200.00	171.12
5	400–450	420	150.00–200.00	177.93
7	450–500	474	130.00–170.00	149.58
3	500–550	522	175.00–200.00	191.69
2	550–600	565	160.00–200.00	180.35
3	600–650	617	140.00–170.00	155.08
1	650–700	680	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	400	210.00	210.00
3	450–500	482	162.00–230.00	204.46
7	500–550	522	180.00–190.00	188.51
2	600–650	615	175.00–177.50	176.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	223	210.00–325.00	279.80
26	250–300	278	237.50–325.00	280.68
66	300–350	324	220.00–315.00	269.98
87	350–400	374	230.00–303.00	256.76
120	400–450	420	220.00–305.00	250.20
100	450–500	474	200.00–287.00	244.35
112	500–550	522	185.00–262.00	232.69
85	550–600	570	200.00–260.00	231.02
48	600–650	619	185.00–250.00	217.07
21	650–700	673	170.00–250.00	207.75
12	700–750	720	155.00–210.00	185.13
5	750–800	771	140.00–200.00	162.51
9	800–850	815	132.00–178.00	156.77
15	850–900	867	147.00–183.00	177.16
2	900–950	923	136.00–147.00	141.40
5	950–1000	969	142.00–172.00	165.49
2	1000–1050	1,025	146.00	146.00
3	1050–1100	1,060	158.00–170.00	164.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	261	145.00–200.00	182.09
5	300–350	327	175.00–200.00	188.05
9	350–400	372	135.00–175.00	155.29
6	400–450	423	147.00–175.00	160.24
6	450–500	466	150.00–180.00	165.83
6	500–550	524	135.00–175.00	152.32
1	550–600	570	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	200.00	200.00
7	450–500	477	227.00	227.00
2	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	200.00	200.00
2	250–300	265	200.00–220.00	210.19
1	300–350	345	210.00	210.00
5	350–400	369	190.00–250.00	218.18
2	400–450	405	240.00–252.50	246.33
6	450–500	463	230.00–250.00	238.60
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	558	220.00–223.00	221.51
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00
2	650–700	675	125.00–180.00	153.31
2	700–750	728	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	820	110.00	110.00
1	850–900	850	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	231	180.00–260.00	221.43
6	250–300	270	180.00–245.00	220.86
23	300–350	327	180.00–270.00	222.68
22	350–400	373	197.00–270.00	230.15
26	400–450	425	190.00–270.00	222.35
25	450–500	474	170.00–247.50	212.83
10	500–550	525	170.00–238.00	194.19
14	550–600	576	170.00–230.00	190.78
5	600–650	631	137.00–205.00	164.84
10	650–700	675	122.00–197.50	153.44
1	700–750	740	130.00	130.00
2	750–800	760	154.00–157.50	155.73
4	800–850	818	127.00–152.50	136.42
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	180.00	180.00
1	250–300	270	165.00	165.00
1	300–350	330	190.00	190.00
5	350–400	370	221.00–225.00	221.80
7	450–500	474	212.00–220.00	214.96
8	500–550	509	165.00–228.00	219.65
7	550–600	566	150.00–195.00	187.56
1	700–750	725	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	495	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	255.00–330.00	305.07
11	250–300	275	270.00–352.50	313.15
23	300–350	332	280.00–360.00	328.77
35	350–400	373	260.00–360.00	313.85
69	400–450	425	250.00–340.00	307.99
53	450–500	473	275.00–340.00	304.62
61	500–550	525	255.00–340.00	303.87
43	550–600	576	240.00–324.00	282.86
20	600–650	624	225.00–295.00	267.41
25	650–700	671	220.00–284.00	247.74
15	700–750	715	194.00–257.00	219.98
8	750–800	772	165.00–220.00	206.87
2	800–850	835	206.00–210.00	208.00
1	900–950	940	175.00	175.00
6	1050–1100	1,076	162.00–172.00	169.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	350–400	383	345.00	345.00
9	600–650	619	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	250.00	250.00
3	250–300	272	230.00–255.00	243.16
1	300–350	320	225.00	225.00
3	350–400	358	235.00–252.50	244.22
5	400–450	432	210.00–295.00	248.28
8	450–500	473	240.00–290.00	257.64
7	500–550	534	220.00–275.00	244.91
3	550–600	567	210.00–250.00	227.42
4	600–650	629	225.00–239.00	233.52
2	650–700	680	220.00–230.00	224.89
1	750–800	760	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	400	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	450	160.00	160.00
2	500–550	508	208.00–230.00	218.84
1	550–600	555	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	340	232.50	232.50
1	350–400	370	296.00	296.00
2	400–450	428	270.00–275.00	272.51
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	170.00	170.00
2	300–350	325	185.00–200.00	192.38
2	350–400	375	165.00–175.00	169.80
1	400–450	410	185.00	185.00
2	450–500	465	140.00–200.00	170.00
2	500–550	538	140.00–170.00	155.21
1	600–650	610	190.00	190.00
3	650–700	670	155.00–175.00	163.57
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	135.00	135.00
1	450–500	450	105.00	105.00
2	500–550	520	122.00–132.00	127.10
1	600–650	610	108.00	108.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	1,750.00–2,200.00	2,022.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	832	1,125.00–2,050.00	1,653.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,837.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,128	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	575	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	983	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,222.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,406.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,119	1,050.00–2,000.00	1,532.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	993	1,040.00–1,200.00	1,127.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,029	90.00–129.00	105.88
34	—	876	75.00–95.00	85.32
4	—	680	47.00–52.00	50.35
12	—	1,088	110.00–116.00	113.95
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	136.00–140.00	138.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	62.00–74.00	67.91
45	—	1,225	118.00–150.00	133.13
44	—	1,147	74.00–119.00	112.42
212	—	1,277	100.00–136.00	122.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,409	120.00–138.00	128.56
25	—	1,493	100.00–124.00	116.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,178	102.00–135.00	121.76
74	—	1,569	120.00–159.00	145.94
21	—	1,841	144.00–167.00	155.91
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,580	126.00	126.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the North Carolina barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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